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Pat Metheny: Techniques in Improvisation

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dc.contributor.advisorBliek, Rob Van Der
dc.creatorThomson, Noel Earsdon
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T15:38:47Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T15:38:47Z
dc.date.copyright2014-11-19
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T15:38:47Z
dc.degree.disciplineMusic
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis illustrates Pat Metheny’s formulaic system within a unique three-tier approach that divides formulaic information into a connected system of categories, species, and components. Using four transcribed improvisations as source material, Metheny’s formulaic system is defined with consideration for both analytical and pedagogical insight, with the aim of demonstrating the practical application of formulaic concepts. This formulaic system is highly nuanced and comprises a large portion of this study. Metheny’s process of forming is covered, and prototypical and contemporary approaches to jazz improvisational analysis are discussed. Metheny’s elements of style are examined, including formulaic, melodic, structural and motivic forms that contribute toward overall musical coherence.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/30087
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMusic
dc.subjectMusic education
dc.subjectPedagogy
dc.subject.keywordsPat Metheny
dc.subject.keywordsFormulas
dc.subject.keywordsFormulaic
dc.subject.keywordsImprovisation
dc.subject.keywordsMusic Education
dc.subject.keywordsJazz Pedagogy
dc.subject.keywordsMusicology
dc.subject.keywordsJazz Analysis
dc.subject.keywordsProcess of Forming
dc.subject.keywordsEthnomusicology
dc.subject.keywordsModern Jazz
dc.subject.keywordsTranscriptions
dc.subject.keywordsFormulaic Phrases
dc.subject.keywordsFormulaic System
dc.subject.keywordsFormulaic Categories
dc.subject.keywordsFormulaic Species
dc.subject.keywordsJazz Discourse
dc.subject.keywordsReductive
dc.subject.keywordsProcessual
dc.subject.keywordsCognition
dc.subject.keywordsElements of Style
dc.subject.keywordsEnclosure
dc.subject.keywordsPassing Tone
dc.subject.keywordsChromaticism
dc.subject.keywordsDominant Cadence
dc.subject.keywordsPentatonic
dc.subject.keywordsMotivic
dc.subject.keywordsReharmonization
dc.subject.keywordsQuestion and Answer
dc.subject.keywordsDay Trip
dc.subject.keywordsSolar
dc.subject.keywordsOld Folks
dc.subject.keywordsSon of Thirteen
dc.subject.keywordsSnova
dc.titlePat Metheny: Techniques in Improvisation
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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